X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: Eran Cohanim Subject: Re: 1.5.21: problem with xinetd permissions Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:35:57 +0200 Lines: 90 Message-ID: References: <004e01c6ef14$47350800$020aa8c0 AT cohanim DOT org> <45301ADF DOT 2080006 AT cdvinc DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1255; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0b1pre (Windows/20061015) In-Reply-To: <45301ADF.2080006@cdvinc.com> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com well, I've allso changed permissions for user "eran" and it still doesnt work - I must mention that in the past I didnt have to change permissions or do anything special for making it work and it did work for me. I suspect that something during istallation has changed that make this problem occur still waiting for suggestions Thanks Eran Tim Beuman wrote: > You are trying to start xinetd from user erin, which has no write > permission on /var/lock/subsys (only read & execute). chmod 777 > /var/lock/subsys would probably help. > > Tim > > Eran Cohanim wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have been trying to setup xinetd in my windows xp pro computer under >> cygwin with no luck >> (tried that in 3 different computers with the same result) >> (I must mention that I did it in the past with success - had to redo >> it because of new installed OS >> and new installed cygwin) >> >> now from some reason I cant and the error I get is: >> >> $ /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd start >> Starting xinetd: [ OK ] >> touch: cannot touch `/var/lock/subsys/xinetd': Permission denied >> >> $ ls -la /var/lock/ >> total 0 >> drwxr-xr-x+ 3 SYSTEM root 0 Oct 12 20:05 . >> drwxrwx---+ 9 eran Users 0 Oct 12 20:05 .. >> drwxr-xr-x+ 2 SYSTEM root 0 Oct 13 12:06 subsys >> >> I installed all the neccesary packages for making it work >> >> $ cygcheck -c | egrep "sysvinit|initscript|chkconfig|xinetd" >> chkconfig 1.2.24h-1 OK >> initscripts 0.9-1 OK >> sysvinit 2.84-4 OK >> xinetd 2.3.9-1 OK >> >> and after that run: >> >> init-config (answered no at both questions - tried even with yes >> answer on both questions) >> xinetd-config (answered yes on both questions) >> >> now I see all the relevant port listening but if I try them is say the >> below >> >> $ netstat -aon | grep 23 >> TCP 0.0.0.0:23 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING >> 3252 >> >> $ telnet localhost >> Trying 127.0.0.1... >> Connected to 172.0.0.1. >> Escape character is '^]'. >> Connection closed by foreign host. >> >> I've searched for that problem in your newsgroups and found the below >> link (that was long time ago - see the date) >> >> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-08/msg01109.html >> >> >> please let me know how can i fix this >> thanks ahead >> >> Eran Cohanim >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >> Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >> Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >> FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> >> >> > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/